Systems and Methods for Software Development
AssigneeTopCoder, Inc.
InventorJohn M. Hughes
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Abstract
This invention relates to a system and methods for developing designs. In one embodiment, a method includes electronically distributing a specification for a design to a distributed community of designers, receiving designs from each of a subset of the community of designers in response to the distributed design specification, screening received designs that do not meet the specification, facilitating evaluation of a subset of the received designs by a number of evaluators; and selecting a preferred design in response to the facilitated evaluation of the designs.
Claims20
A method for developing a design, comprising:
- electronically distributing a specification for a design to a distributed community of designers;
- receiving designs from each of a subset of the community of designers in response to the distributed design specification;
- screening received designs that do not meet the specification;
- facilitating evaluation of a subset of the received designs by a number of evaluators;
- and
- selecting a preferred design in response to the facilitated evaluation of the designs.
A system for providing designs comprising:
- a communications module for electronically distributing requirements for a design to a distributed community of designers and receiving designs from each of a subset of the community of designers in response to the design requirements;
- a screening module for screening received designs that do not meet the specification;
- an evaluation module for facilitating evaluation of a subset of the received designs by a number of evaluators;
- and
- a selection module for selecting a preferred design in response to the facilitated evaluation of the designs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.